Check out a new resource from JAAL: Literacy Insights In this episode, Matt Sroka chats with Dr. Richard Beach as we explore critical inquiry and literacy as it relates to climate change. Join us as we discuss what we as teachers can do to adopt roles and employ tools to help our students meaningful engage with this issue. This conversation stems from Dr. Richard Beach’s article Teachers and students use of systems thinking about their participation in school environmental clubsRichard Beach is Professor Emeritus of Literacy Education, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. He has conducted research and published books in response to literature, composition instruction, use of digital media, and teaching about climate change for supporting English language arts instruction.Other resources mentioned in this episode:Round-table sessions at the NCTE conference Interdisciplinary chapter Teaching Climate Change to AdolescentsMary Robinson Foundation Climate JusticeTeaching Climate Justice Curriculum InTeGrate Interdisciplinary Teaching about Earth for a Sustainable FutureLists of YA Cli-Fi textsResources on Teaching Cli-FiYouth Created Media for Addressing the Climate Crisis: Hear Our Voices Teaching Adolescents about Climate ChangeAddressing the Challenges of Preparing Teachers to Teach about the Climate CrisisRichard Beach’s  PublicationsResources on Teaching Climate Change in ELA/Literacy ClassroomsBeach, R. (2015). Imagining a future for the planet through literature, writing, images, and drama. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 59(1), 7-13. DOI:10.1002/jaal.412Beach, R., Share, J., & Webb, A. (2017). Teaching climate change to adolescents: Reading, writing, and making a difference. Routledge. http://climatechangeela.pbworks.comPolk, E., Beach, R., & Webb, A. (2023). Fostering climate crisis global literacies in the classroom. In S. N. Kerkhoff & H. A. Spires (Eds.). Critical perspectives on global literacies: bridging research and practice (pp. 230-246). Routledge. http://t.ly/3wlGGBeach, R. (2023). Addressing the challenges of preparing teachers to teach about the climate crisis. The Teacher Educator, 58, 507-522. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08878730.2023.2175401Beach, R. (2023). Literacy research, systems thinking, and climate change. Research in the Teaching of English, 58(1), 105-122. https://t.ly/xCAVt Using Digital Tools/Media for Teaching Climate Change in ELA/Literacy ClassroomsCastek, J., & Beach, R. (2013). Using apps to support disciplinary literacy and science learning. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 56(7), 554-564. https://doi.org/10.1002/JAAL.180Castek, J., Beach, R., Cotanch, H., & Scott, J. (2014). Examining middle-school students' uses of Diigo annotations to engage in collaborative argumentative writing. In R. S. Anderson & C. Mims (Eds), Handbook of research on digital tools for writing instruction in K-12 settings, IGI Global.Beach, R., & Smith, B. E. (2019). Using digital tools for studying about and addressing climate change. In P. M. Sullivan, J. L. Lantz, & B. A. Sullivan (Eds.), Handbook of research on integrating digital technology with literacy pedagogies (pp. 346-370). IGI Global.Beach, R., Boggs, G., Castek, J., Damico, J., Pano, A., Spellman, R., & Wilson, N. (2020) Fostering preservice and in-service ELA teachers’ digital practices for addressing climate change. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 20(1). http://t.ly/eFhJwShare, J., & Beach, R. (2022). Critical media literacy analysis and production for systems thinking about climate change. The Journal of Media Literacy—Research Symposium Issue. http://t.ly/ueE6ZBeach, R., & Smith, B. (2022). Using digital tools for studying about and addressing climate       change. In M. Khosrow-Pour (Ed.), Research anthology on environmental and societal       impacts of climate change (pp. 724-747). IGI Global.Share, J., & Beach, R. (2022). Critical media literacy analysis and production for        systems thinking about climate change. Journal of Media Literacy. http://t.ly/je0HZBeach, R., & Smith, B. (Eds.) (2023). Youth created media on the climate crisis: Hear our       voices. Routledge. http://youthclimatecrisismedia.pbworks.comBeach, R., & Smith, B. (2023). Youth production of digital media to address the climate  crisis. Journal of Climate Literacy, 1(2). DOI: https://doi.org/10.24926/cle.v1i2.5349

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